Burial vault



Aug. 12, 1930. w, s, STONE 1,772,762

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v a I WlLLlAM S-STONE Patented Aug. 12, 1930 p was gs NE T J waverBURIAL VAULT Application filed May 31,

This invention relates to grave vaults and has for its object to providean improved construction of such devices whereby water and air are morethoroughly excluded and 5 whereby they are strengthened against collapsedue to the pressure of the soil in which they may be buried. Otherobjects and advantages will appear from the detailed description herein.

The invention is embodied in the example herein shown and described.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating the example referred to,

Figure l is -cross sectional view on the line II Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation on a smaller scale.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the body of the vault with the cover removed.

In the views, where like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts, 5 designates the body portion, it being mainly and preferablyformed of a single piece of corrugated sheet copper bent and folded asseen at 5 at the ends to form a rectangular parallelopiped box-likereceptacle. The rim of the body portion has secured to it, preferablywith solder, smooth strips of copper bent to right tri-angular form incross section so as 3:) to form a broad sealing seat 6, a portion 7 thatlaps against the inner side of the wall of the body portion and abracing portlon 8 that abuts against the outer side of said wall. Thesecopper strips can be four in number, one for each of the sides and ends,they be ing mitered and soldered together at the corners of the rim soas to form a continuous seat and brace all around the rim of said bodyportion.

The cover is formed principally of a slngle piece of corrugated sheetcopper cut and bent and soldered to form at the four corners acircumambient groove 9 located to lie against the portion 7 of the rimstrip and a dependes ent external flange 10. Secured in the groove 1927.Serial No. 195,255.

9 are longitudinally bent strips 11 having upwardly projecting lips 11against which is supported and soldered a supplementing roof-likeportion 12, also of corrugated sheet copper. Sustaining said portion 12is an interlor rectangular bracing member 13 that touches the inclinedsides of the portion 12 and is soldered thereto by the ordinary methodof soldering along the points of contact before application to thecover.

On the sealing seat 6 is placed a suitable sealing material 14 thatfills the space between it and the opposed seat of the cover between thedepending groove-forming portion 9 and the paralleling dependentexternal flange 10. There is thus formed a closed joint all around thetop of the vault preventing the access of air, water, insects or otherobjectionable things to the interior of the vault. 65

From the construction thus described it will be observed that the bodyof the vault is braced against collapse by the groove forming portion 9of the cover; that the cover also is braced against buckling by saidportion and also by the surmounting roof-like portion and its sub brace13.

The forms of the parts can be changed without departing from the gist ofthe invention as claimed.

What I claim is:

1. In a burial vault, a body portion having its rim provided with asealing seat, acover for said body portion having parallel internal andexternal dependent portions extending downward at opposite sides of saidseat, said internal portion being a groove, strips secured in saidgroove, and a roof-lilre bracing structure supported by said strlps.

2. In a burial vault, a body portion having its rim provided with asealing seat, a cover for said body portion havlng parallel internal andexternal dependent portions extending downward at opposite sides of saidseat, a roof-like bracing structure supported 90 at said groove, andinternal bracing means between said roof-like structure and the body ofthe cover.

3. In a burial vault, a body portion having its rim provided with asealing seat consisting of a strip of sheet metal bent to righttriangular form in cross section having the intermediate of its sidesforming an outward- 1y extending sealing seat, another of its sideslapping against and secured to the inner margin of the wall of the bodyportion and its other wall abutting against the outer side of the bodyportion, a cover for said body portion having parallel internal andexternal dependent portions extending downward at opposite sides of saidseat, said internal dependent portion formed as a groove and a roof-likebracing structure supported at said groove. 20 WILLIAM S. STONE.

